Running AI offline on mobile – a new frontier in technology?
A few days ago, I read a fascinating piece of tech news. With the way artificial intelligence (AI) is entering our daily lives, it is no longer surprising to see something new. However, after reading this news, I thought, "No, this is a little different."
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The news was about a new mobile application that allows users to download and run various AI models on their phones, without the internet! I was a little surprised at first because for so long, we have seen that most of the time, we have to use cloud-based services to use AI. Where does personal data go, and who is seeing it? These questions remain.
The biggest feature of this app is that it works completely offline. That is, you can analyse images, answer questions, write or edit code, and many other things—on your mobile if you want, without the internet. It provides many AI models that could previously only be run in the cloud.
I understand that both user freedom and privacy are taken very seriously here. Since many of us are now worried about data security, this type of offline AI app will help us to be a little more relaxed.
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There is a section called "Prompt Lab" inside the app, where you can get help from AI for specific tasks. For example, if you want to shorten or rearrange a text, then you can do that using a specified template. This seems especially useful because we often look for a nice structure while writing letters or emails.
However, one thing to keep in mind is that the speed of this app will depend on the hardware of your phone and which model you are using. If it is a larger model, it will naturally take a little longer. On the other hand, if your phone's processor is powerful, then the results will be faster.
It is still in the experimental stage and is kept open to collect feedback from developers. As a result, it cannot be said to be perfect for general users right now, but it can occupy a very large space in the future.
The best part is that this app is free under an open-source license. That is, anyone can work with it or use it as they wish, even for commercial use.
In my personal opinion, this type of app shows the way to the future. When we think of AI as the Internet, this app is starting to change that idea. Many people may not yet understand the power of AI in mobile, but I think its importance will increase with time.
If I had to say it in one word, I would say that as technology advances, it is also giving people more freedom. We now have a device in our hands through which we can do our tasks with more privacy, and that too with the help of artificial intelligence.
I think that future technology will make us more independent, and that will be possible only when the phone in our hand becomes an independent, internet-free AI platform. This app has opened the door to exactly that possibility.
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